Trooper Eric Nicholson

[ZooFuzz]

6th Annual Blood Drive Honors Slain Trooper's Memory

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Trooper Eric Nicholson, a dedicated blood donor, was killed in the line of duty on Dec. 6, 2000.

His wife, Misty, organized a blood drive to mark the anniversary of his death in 2001 and it has continued each year since.

"As the years pass, my heart is touched by a community that still comes out to show its support and remember Eric's sacrifice," Misty Nicholson said. "Once again, The Blood Connection and I invite the community to remember Eric's life by donating life-saving blood."
Donors can give whole blood, platelets, plasma, or any combination of these. A donor must be in generally good health, at least 17 years of age and weigh more than 110 pounds.

The times and locations where people can donate: The Blood Connection 8 a.m. - 6 :30 p.m. at 515 Grove Road, Greenville.
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. at 1224 Spring Street, Greenwood.
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. at 1308 Sandifer Blvd., Seneca.
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. at 1954 E. Main St., Easley


Other Donation Locations: 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Law Enforcement Center, 4 McGee St., Greenville.
10:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. at Cracker Barrel, Woodruff Rd., Greenville.
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at Bi-Lo, 927 S. Broad St., Clinton.


For more information about The Blood Connection, visit thebloodconnection.org (http://www.thebloodconnection.org/)



Trooper Eric Francis Nicholson
South Carolina Highway Patrol
South Carolina
End of Watch: Wednesday, December 6, 2000

Biographical Info
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: C-181
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, December 6, 2000
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to death
Trooper Nicholson was shot and killed while attempting to stop a bank robbery suspect.

Trooper Nicholson observed the suspect driving a motorcycle and attempted to stop him. Before Trooper Nicholson was able to exit his cruiser, the suspect opened fire. Trooper Nicholson was shot several times. The suspect then fled the scene in a getaway vehicle with an accomplice. Trooper Nicholson was flown to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.


Officers traced the vehicle tag to a residence and attempted to arrest the suspect. Those officers were then engaged in a shootout and car chase that left another deputy injured. The suspect was shot and wounded after being cornered on a dead-end road and taken into custody.

The suspect was sentenced to death in January 2002. He was also put on trial for other charges stemming from the incident.

Trooper Nicholson had been employed with the South Carolina Highway Patrol for two and half years, and is survived by his wife

http://odmp.org/officer.php?oid=15482

[Paul on Cressfell]

I'll save my sympathy for all of the poor schmucks he wrongly arrested. May he burn in hell.

[Captain Worley]

There is something very wrong with you.

[Gator96]

Keep on sticking your license up to the window everytime one of us drive by...

You're such an ass, Paul... you know it's only a matter of time...

[Gator]

I'll save my sympathy for all of the poor schmucks he wrongly arrested. May he burn in hell.

Paul

A 40 year old man that still lives with Mommy and Daddy has no right to form an opinion on anything especially law enforcement. Get out in the real world.

[ZooFuzz]

Paul

A 40 year old man that still lives with Mommy and Daddy has no right to form an opinion on anything especially law enforcement. Get out in the real world.


Yeah Paul, you LOSER!!!!! I can't believe that a 40 year old boy is still living at home with mommy and daddy, you're such a parasite.

You need to change your name from "Paul on Cressfell" to Paul the Parasite"

Pardon my mistake, I forgot that you won't be 40 until February 2007, but still if you are still living with your parents, you are A. too immature to live in the real world, B. too stupid to live in the real world, or C. on house arrest, can't be released into the real world, and can't go anywhere else!

[Gator96]

DING DING!! C is the correct answer!!!

[Paul on Cressfell]

Big deal! Assuming, arguendo, that my choice of residence is something taboo, it could be easily remedied anytime I choose. There goes the only thing yall have to harp on. Unfortunately for some of those posting here who's anger over the fact that I am superior to them still resonates with them, yalls problems are not so easily disposed of. For instance, there's dear old R.E. She will be a lesbian until the day she dies. No living arrangement will ever cure that. She is a genetic defect for being gay.(snicker)

Then there's L.A. Sexually abused by her uncle decades ago, those demons will haunt her till the day she dies. It's one of the reasons why she is obese(she looks like a beach ball with legs) and sexually unfulfilled. She's got a college degree, and despite being in her late 40's is still going to school....yet will never do anything with it. A real contribution to society if ever I heard of one.

Let's not forget E.C., who conveniently forgets to mention here that HER OWN late 20-something bloated daughter still lives with HER and is so unappealing that no man will ever take her off of her hands. And don't forget E.C.'s husband, who has the I.Q. of a tomato not to mention a wife who is shaped like one. Did I leave out anything, oh princess of the Decker ghetto?

But yes, at almost 40 years of age I do reside with my parents. Compared to yalls problems(if you can call mine a problem), I'll take it every day of the week and twice on sunday.

Don't take it personally, for not everyone can be a human calculator. I just happen to be intellectually superior.

[ZooFuzz]

Don't take it personally, for not everyone can be a human calculator. I just happen to be intellectually superior.


To what, a rock. And it's ya'll, not yalls (this is a yankee playing Southern).
You did exactly what I knew you would and what you're good at doing. Blame someone else, if you were really intellectually superior, you wouldn't be on house arrest and living with mommy and daddy. COME ON PAUL, take responsibility for you own actions and stop blaming eveyone around you for your own problems. You're just another little brat that can't grow up and be a man, so you rally yourself to some cause that you think is just (in your little feeble mind), it may or may not be right, but in your delusional frame of mind, you're too stupid to tell the difference.
If you really want to do something, ask mommy and daddy to get the mental help you so desperately need, you must have some really serious demons.
Contact:
South Carolina Department of Mental Health
Administration Building
2414 Bull Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29202
(803) 898 - 8581

National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255

[Gator96]

Big deal! Assuming, arguendo, that my choice of residence is something taboo, it could be easily remedied anytime I choose.

Don't the psychiatrists have to release you first? You're a little too late with the advice, Zoo. Something tells me it didn't work for him before.

One word, Paul: Thoriazine

[Gator96]

A real contribution to society if ever I heard of one.


But yes, at almost 40 years of age I do reside with my parents.



Hello, pot... meet kettle...

and to the other... BUAHAHA HAHAHAH HAHAHAHHA!!! Tell us about the bus stop that had to be moved...please share...

[swampfox]

Give up the bus stop story!

Word!

[Captain Worley]

Tell! Tell! Wasn't this the video taping the kiddies episode?

[cuebald]

Don't the psychiatrists have to release you first? You're a little too late with the advice, Zoo. Something tells me it didn't work for him before.

One word, Paul: Thoriazine

Not enough words, gator. Try "prefrontal lobotomy".

Repeat if necessary.

[Gator96]

Daaaaammmm! Y'alls shore is good!

Brainwashing Paul is somethink akin to an enema... To hell with the pills...

[ZooFuzz]

They really need to bring back shock treatments!!!!!! or let some of us treat him!!!

[swampfox]

"I'd rather have a bottle in front o' me than a frontal lobotomy...."

Who did that song? (Holy Modal Rounders?)

[Captain Worley]

I want to say Kinky Friedman, but I'm not sure.

[ZooFuzz]

"I'd rather have a bottle in front o' me than a frontal lobotomy...."
Who did that song? (Holy Modal Rounders?)

RANDY HANZLICK (http://www.uppercutmusic.com/artist_r/randy_hanzlick_lyrics.html)

Jimmy and I were brothers.
We went down different paths.
Jimmy always listened to my mother,
And me, I never like to take a bath.

As we grew and tumbled through adulthood
The pressure caused emotional drain.
So now I'm slowly dying in the bottle
and Jimmy has to live with half a brain.

Yes, me, I've got a bottle in front of me,
And Jimmy has a frontal lobotomy.
Just different ways to kill the pain the same.

But I'd rather have a bottle in front of me,
Than have to have a frontal lobotomy.
I might be drunk, but at least I'm not insane.

Jimmy let his troubles drive him crazy.
He never tried to drown it in a drink.
I know that drinking makes my thinking hazy,
But at least I still have brains enough to think.

Jimmy's got a brain that isn't stable.
He doesn't have the sense to say his name.
I'm sorry that his doctor was unable
To remove the proper portion of his brain.

Yes, me, I've got a bottle in front of me,
And Jimmy has a frontal lobotomy.
Just different ways to kill the pain the same.

But I'd rather have a bottle in front of me,
Than have to have a frontal lobotomy.
I might be drunk, but at least I'm not insane.

Funny how the world works.
People can be real jerks.
Some prefer the tension over booze.

Either way it ends the same.
Hard to beat the living game.
Might as well enjoy it while you lose.

When I need a drink I start to shiver
And Jimmy always viewed it with concern.
But I'd rather have cirrhosis of the liver
Than an intellect that's second to a fern.

I wonder if old Jimmy's gonna hear it
When I tell him that his logic wasn't sound.
They'll dose him up on lots of evil spirits
When they take him to the psychiatric grounds.

Yes, me, I've got a bottle in front of me,
And Jimmy has a frontal lobotomy.
Just different ways to kill the pain the same.

But I'd rather have a bottle in front of me,
Than have to have a frontal lobotomy.
I might be drunk, but at least I'm not insane.
I might be drunk, but at least I'm not insane


Have a nice day, Swampy. Zoo (Consider it a gift for your 4000 post)

[ZooFuzz]

Former Trooper, Now Blind, Gives Insights To Others

GREENVILE, S.C. -- A former Louisiana state trooper was in Greenville to teach law enforcement officers to see what is really important –- an impressive achievement, since the former trooper is blind.
It began with Bobby Smith in pursuit of an accused drug dealer and ended with a shooting that left him blind.
Last week, behind closed doors in a room filled with law enforcement, Smith posed a question.
"How many of you sitting in here today are blinder than me?" he asked.
Smith lost his sight almost 21 years ago.
"March 1986, I was involved in a shooting with a drug dealer out of New Orleans," Smith said.
It cost him his eyes, his job, and even his marriage.
Talking about his fellow officers, Smith said, "I just don't want any of those guys to go through what I went through and understanding that it's OK for big boys to cry and we're not superman and it's not a sign of weakness to ask for help."
"In our profession, a lot of times, we believe in being macho," he said.
Greenville Police Chief Willie Johnson said, "And what he's sharing with us to that is you need talk about that … Because it leaves a scar on the inside that nobody can see but in your career it will just eat you alive."
Johnson said, "He's somebody we can say that's walked the walk and talked the talk."
Smith sought help from friends and family and earned a master's degree and doctorate.
He's written a book about his life, and he has more than a hundred speaking engagements each year. He married again and had a son. But in 1997, he lost his 22-year-old daughter, Kimberly, to a car accident.
"I really turned to what my mama taught me," Smith said. "Have faith in God that good things happen from bad things."
"My mom died on my 10th birthday on Dec. 12 when I was a little boy. But the example that my mom set for me, I never forgot."
Together with his wife Janie, Smith started FORTE -- Foundation for Officers Recovering From Traumatic Events -- which provides psychological services to first responders.
He hopes it helps others find their way – without having to use their eyes.
http://www.wyff4.com/news/10946981/detail.html

[ZooFuzz]

GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. -- A memorial at the Greenville County Law Enforcement Center lists the names of 40 officers in Greenville County.

All died in the line of duty. And all were remembered during a service Tuesday morning.

The service included a memorial roll call. The names of all the fallen officers were read aloud including one that was read for the first time.
http://www.wyff4.com/news/13325114/detail.html

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[ZooFuzz]

Trooper Shot, Killed In Line Of Duty In 2000
http://www.wyff4.com/news/18215417/detail.html

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Hundreds of people gave blood on Friday in memory of a fallen state trooper.

Trooper Eric T. Nicholson was killed in the line of duty Dec. 6, 2000. An hour before his death, he was giving blood.

"Basically one of the last things he did was a really good deed here on Earth," said widow Misty Nicholson.


http://www.odmp.org/officer/15482-trooper-eric-francis-nicholson


Be in peace my friend. Z

[ZooFuzz]

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[ZooFuzz]

Fallen Trooper's Wife To Donate K9 Officers In Husband's Memory

GREER, S.C. -- The widow of a South Carolina trooper killed 10 years ago is trying to keep his legacy alive by donating K9 officers.

Misty Nicholson held a fundraiser for the Trooper Eric Nicholson K9 Fund on Saturday at 6 Wags Dog Park in Greer. The fund is named for her husband, who was shot and killed while on duty back in 2000.

Misty has been trying to raise money to purchase two K9 officers. One dog will be given to the Highway Patrol. The other will be given to the Greenville County Sheriff's Office.

The specialized training for the dogs can cost tens of thousands of dollars, but Misty is getting a lot of help.

"I had one donor in particular that said 'I will cover the first dog.' And so he and I have been in contact and that will be happening in the next couple of weeks because the handler has to go and start training," Nicholson said.

Saturday's event raised $1,700. The goal is to raise $8,000 for the second dog by Dec. 6, which will be the 10th anniversary of Trooper Nicholson's death.

This is not the first time Misty has worked to help others in her husband's memory. Since Trooper Nicholson gave blood a few hours before he was killed, she started the annual Trooper Eric F. Nicholson Memorial Blood Drive.
http://www.wyff4.com/news/23882588/detail.html